LEINIER PERO – 91+ KG

Date of Birth : 24/11/1992

Height : 190cm

Club : Camaguey

A former AIBA Youth World Championships and Youth Olympic Games gold medalist, Pero is also a two-time Pan American Games gold medalist in both the Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight divisions. Pero won five matches in the World Series of Boxing last season, and will be fighting in his first AIBA World Championships, His younger brother Dainier just won the 2015 AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships.

Past Results

2015 – AMBC American Confederation Boxing Championships (Vargas, VEN) 1st place – +91KG Won against Edgar Ramon Munoz (VEN) 3:0 in the final; Won against Edgar Ramirez (MEX) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Rafael Duarte Lima (BRA) 3:0 in the quarter-final

2015 – Toronto 2015 Panamerican Games (Toronto, CAN) 1st place – +91KG Won against Edgar Ramon Munoz (VEN) 2:1 in the final; Won against Cam F. Awesome (USA) 2:1 in the semi-final; Won against Keishno Major (BAH) 3:0 in the quarter-final

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 Final – +91KG Lost to Ivan Dychko (KAZ) 3:0

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 Semi-final – +91KG Won against Jorge Quinones (ECU) TKO 1st round

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 14th Round – +91KG Won against Igor Shevadzutskiy (UKR) 2:1

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 12th Round – +91KG Won against Edgar Ramirez (MEX) 3:0

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 10th Round – +91KG Won against Maksim Babanin (RUS) 3:0

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 8th Round – +91KG Won against Thierry Ngueharoum (CAF) 3:0

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 6th Round – +91KG Lost to Joseph Joyce (ENG) 2:1

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 4th Round – +91KG Won against Vladan Babic (SRB) 3:0

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 2nd Round – +91KG Won against Hamza Beguerni (ALG) 3:0

2014 – Cuban National Championships 1st place – +91KG Won against Yoandi Toirac (CUB) 2:1 in the final; Won against Jose Angel Larduet (CUB) 2:1 in the semi-final; Won against Yoandry Reyna Poll (CUB) WO in the quarter-final; Won against Adrian Gonzalez (CUB) 3:0 in the first preliminary round

2014 – Eugenio Titi Basuldo Cup (Camaguey, CUB) 1st place – +91KG

2014 – Konakbayev Prizes Tournament (Pavlodar, KAZ) 1st place – 91KG Won against Gabriel Richards (SWE) 3:0 in the final; Won against Almat Serimov (KAZ) 2:1 in the semi-final; Won against Justani Narsavidze (GEO) 3:0 in the quarter-final

2013 – Cuban National Championships 2nd place – 91KG Lost to Erislandy Savon (CUB) 3:0 in the final; Won against Frank Sanchez (CUB) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Yasiel Garcia (CUB) 3:0 in the quarter-final

2013 – AMBC American Continental Championships (Santiago de Chile, CHI) 3rd place – 91KG Lost to Deivis Julio (COL) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Juan Nogueira (BRA) WO in the quarter-final

2013 – Roberto Balado Cup (Havana, CUB) 2nd place – 91KG Lost to Erislandy Savon (CUB) WO in the final; Won against Frank Sanchez (CUB) 2:1 in the semi-final; Won against Jason Whateley (AUS) 3:0 in the quarter-final

2012 – Cuban National Championships 1st place – 91KG Won against Jose Angel Larduet (CUB) 22:9 in the final; Won against Frank Sanchez (CUB) 14:7 in the semi-final; Won against Julio Bernal (CUB) 13:3 in the quarter-final; Won against Herich Ruiz (CUB) 16:8 in the first preliminary round

2012 – Cuban National Team Championships 1st place – 91KG Won against Jose Fernandez (CUB) 18:6; Won against Reinier Herrera (CUB) 27:11; Won against Julio Bernal (CUB) AB 3rd round

2011 – Cuban National Championships 1st place – 91KG Won against Jose Angel Larduet (CUB) 34:20 in the final; Won against Frank Sanchez (CUB) 22:9 in the semi-final; Won against Emmanuel Reyes (CUB) 17:8 in the quarter-final

2011 – Panamerican Games (Guadalajara, MEX) 1st place – 91KG Won against Julio Castillo (ECU) 16:10 in the final; Won against Yamil Peralta (ARG) 13:9 in the semi-final; Won against Steven Harvey (CAN) 22:2 in the quarter-final

2011 – 1st Panamerican Games Qualifier (Cumana, VEN) 1st place – 91KG Won against Julio Castillo (ECU) 12:9 in the final; Won against Steven Harvey (CAN) 15:4 in the semi-final; Won against Deivis Julio (COL) 13:12 in the quarter-final; Won against Yamil Peralta (ARG) 10:5 in the first preliminary round

2011 – Strandja Memorial Tournament (Pazardjik, BUL) 2nd place – 91KG Lost to Tervel Pulev (BUL) 3:1 in the final; Won against Simon Vallily (ENG) AB 2nd round in the semi-final; Won against Pavel Nikitayev (RUS) RSC 1st round in the quarter-final

2010 – Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (Singapore, SIN) 1st place – 91KG Won against Fabio Turchi (ITA) RSCH 1st round in the final; Won against Umit Can Patir (TUR) 6:0 in the semi-final; Won against Joshua Temple (USA) RSC 1st round in the quarter-final

2010 – Republic of Kazakhstan President’s Cup (Astana, KAZ) 2nd place – 91KG Lost to Oleksandr Usyk (UKR) 7:2 in the final; Won against Daniyar Ustembayev (KAZ) 6:4 in the semifinal; Won against Yevgeniy Romanov (RUS) 7:4 in the quarterfinal

2010 – Cuban Olympiad (Camaguey, CUB) 1st place – 91KG Won against Osmay Acosta (CUB) 4:1 in the final; Won against Erislandy Savon (CUB) 10:6 in the semi-final; Won against John Squillace (AUS) RSC 1st round in the quarter-final

2010 – AIBA Youth World Championships (Baku, AZE) 1st place – 91KG Won against Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS) 11:0 in the final; Won against Fabio Turchi (ITA) WO in the semi-final; Won against Salar Gholami (IRN) RSC 2nd round in the quarter-final; Won against Domingo Mina (ECU) RSC 2nd round in the first preliminary round

2010 – Cuban Senior National Championships 3rd place – 91KG Lost to Osmay Acosta (CUB) 7:3 in the semi-final; Won against Ronney Aguirre (CUB) 14:9 in the quarter-final

2009 – Kid Chocolate Meeting (Havana, CUB) 1st place – 91KG Won against Ronney Aguirre (CUB) 7:0 in the final

2009 – Cuban National Team Championships 1st place – 91KG

2009 – Bolivarian Alternative Games (Santiago de Cuba, CUB) 3rd place – 91KG Lost to Erislandy Savon (CUB) 14:6 in the semi-final; Won against Stefan Koeber (GER) 15:9 in the quarter-final

2009 – Cuban National Championships 3rd place – 91KG Lost to Pedro Julio Rodriguez (CUB) WO in the semi-final; Won against Erislandy Savon (CUB) DQ 2nd round in the quarter-final; Won against Yslandy Romero (CUB) AB 1st round in the first preliminary round

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